| ELEPHANT | Children's song originally recorded in 1956 by Mandy Miller (6,3,8) |
| NELLIETHE | Children's song originally recorded in 1956 by Mandy Miller (6,3,8) |
| STEAMIN | "___ with the Miles Davis Quintet" (jazz album recorded in 1956) |
| DEARABBY | Column begun in 1956 by Pauline Phillips |
| KERALA | State of SW India created in 1956 by combining the former state of Travancore- Cochin with parts of Madras (6) |
| EVERGREEN | Song originally recorded by Westlife and covered by Will Young in 2002 (9) |
| EVERLASTINGLOVE | Song originally recorded by Robert Knight in 1967 covered several times in the UK charts (11,4) |
| CHATTANOOGA | --- Choo Choo, 1941 song originally recorded by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (11) |
| BABY | Santa ____, festive song originally recorded by Eartha Kitt and covered by Kylie Minogue (4) |
| CHATTANOOGACHOOCHOO | Song originally recorded by Glenn Miller |
| ALWAYSONMYMIND | Song originally recorded by Brenda Lee and covered by the Pet Shop Boys among others (6,2,2,4) |
| SHOUT | Song originally recorded by The Isley Brothers in 1959 but best known as a hit for Lulu (5) |
| SUGARSUGAR | Song originally recorded by the cartoon band the Archies (5,5) |
| ROSEGARDEN | I Never Promised You a - -, song originally recorded by Billy Joe Royal (4,6) |
| SWEETS | _ For My Sweet, song originally recorded by The Drifters (6) |
| ITMUSTBELOVE | Song written and originally recorded in 1971 by Labi Siffre, later successfully covered by Madness |
| SLOGGED | Hit song originally recorded |
| GRENDEL | Old English monster originally recorded in peculiar legend |
| BRUTE | Monster originally recorded in Scottish island |
| BRAY | Animal noise originally recorded in sea inlet |
